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Under Public Law. The essential elements of a crime are (pg. 11): Actus reus: A wrongful act.
Mens rea: A guilty mind.
Under Private Law (pg. 12):
Cestui que trust: In trust law, a beneficiary or cestui que use, a.k.a. cestui que trust, is the person or persons who are entitled to the benefit of any trust arrangement.

CHAPTER 2Two of the more important maxims (guides or aids) commonly used by the courts are (pg. 20): Noscitur a sociis: (It is known from its associates) is used where a word is ambiguous or unclear in a group of specific words. Its meaning is limited to the same class or types of things as the specific words. Ejusdem generis: Means of the same kind, class or nature and is known as the class rule. Under this rule, the broad, general word is limited to the same class as the more specific words preceding it. Under subsidiary legislation (pg. 23):

Ultra vires: Beyond one’s legal power or authority.
Under Unwritten Law (English Law) (pg. 24):
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